Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

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Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Sunday worship service. Home of liberal spirituality for over 150 years, the Society welcomes people of all racial and religious backgrounds. Our Congregation includes gay, straight, transgendered, and questioning people. More information is available at www.uusf.org.

  1. OCT 20

    Skilling up for Love

    “Skilling up for Love” Sunday, October 20, 2024 Being human is not just something we are born into; it is something we practice. Being human in a person who loves deeply and loves well is the same. And nothing is more crucial to a strong and loving relationship than deep listening—the kind that is seductive, gorgeously affirming, and brings us extraordinarily deep connection—the kind, I think, we dream of.  Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; UUSF Bell Choir led by Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. García Ganz, pianist Shulee Ong, Camera Operator; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Judy Payne, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/9_RWPLfqkmQ OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f-3kWxVK0Se578WqCwVpVxs-hW2Nl2Yz/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwK8TliKztqBBfUCcpkpQLS

    23 min

  2. OCT 13

    Listening Deeply to Hear if We Got the Story Right

    “Listening Deeply to Hear if We Got the Story Right” Sunday, October 13, 2024 Storytelling is powerful. Maybe the most powerful tool we have to move human hearts and wills—a nation, a family, people—all of us tell and live into a lot of stories and their truths. Which means stories also need to be interrogated, and we only do that by listening deeply, getting curious, and being willing, if need be, to change something as sacred as the stories we tell... and live by. Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Kate Steinberg, Ministerial Intern; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Nancy Munn, Akané Ota, Ben Rudiak-Gould, Andy Kessler, soloists; Wm. García Ganz, pianist Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/reXKM8MRpcM OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h28Lz_pobsEjSu_hKqXzcOaax1oRoqLh/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfyLc0_VOx4SEuuI80U9wQQx

    27 min

  3. OCT 6

    Accountability to What We Hear Inside

    “The Turbulence of Invitation” Sunday, September 29, 2024, 10:50 am Invitation sounds so easy and lovely, but already this month we have unpacked some of both what it opens up for us and what it requires. What about the ways invitations throw the unexpected our way? In ways small and large, it requires courage and bent-knee flexibility and readiness as a posture. Let me tell you a small example from my recent experience narrow boating in England and a few other stories too as we look together at the turbulence that is part of living life alive to invitation. Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Gregory Stephens, Worship Associate; Julia Wald, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, organist; Joanne Kong, pianist; Christoph Wagner, cellist; Nancy Munn, songleader; Mark Sumner, pianist Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/SHtCK7cFgWM OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y4YeX7JXAAGwI3eGhBe09Ul84RC9z78s/view?usp=drive_link PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwazJKGflO-Axga7Q6EVIqZ

    31 min

  4. SEP 29

    The Turbulence of Invitation

    “The Turbulence of Invitation” Sunday, September 29, 2024, 10:50 am Invitation sounds so easy and lovely, but already this month we have unpacked some of both what it opens up for us and what it requires. What about the ways invitations throw the unexpected our way? In ways small and large, it requires courage and bent-knee flexibility and readiness as a posture. Let me tell you a small example from my recent experience narrow boating in England and a few other stories too as we look together at the turbulence that is part of living life alive to invitation. Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Gregory Stephens, Worship Associate; Julia Wald, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, organist; Joanne Kong, pianist; Christoph Wagner, cellist; Nancy Munn, songleader; Mark Sumner, pianist Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/SHtCK7cFgWM OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y4YeX7JXAAGwI3eGhBe09Ul84RC9z78s/view?usp=drive_link PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwazJKGflO-Axga7Q6EVIqZ

    25 min

  5. SEP 22

    From a Wave to a Welcome: Invitation as a Spiritual Practice

    “From a Wave to a Welcome: Invitation as a Spiritual Practice” Sunday, September 22, 2024 How do UUs embody the core value of liberating love? Perhaps we commit to “invitation” as a conscious practice, continually inviting new experiences and new ways of being to co-create a better world. This week we’ll consider how an everyday welcome might transmute into a radical welcome. Kate Steinberg, Ministerial Intern; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Richard Davis - Lowell, Worship Associate; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Linda Enger, Trustee; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Jon Silk, Drummer; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist Shulee Ong; Eric Shackelford, Camera Operators; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/E9T0nxp_Eyc OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KDon_eCCpAF3FRS34gydKzTSQ4u49t3g/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfxMro5NgwA30BicCa4ZiQkV

    27 min

  6. SEP 15

    Invitation to Participate in the Democratic Process

    “Invitation to Participate in the Democratic Process” Sunday, September 15, 2024, 10:50 am How do we as UUs live into our values as we engage the democratic process? How is this a spiritual practice? As we sort through all the chatter, let us find ways to ground ourselves in what we believe to participate in the democratic process intentionally. Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Kate Steinberg, Ministerial Intern; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Cal Ball, UU the Vote; Lucy Smith, Board Secretary; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. García Ganz, Pianist Shulee Ong; Eric Shackelford; Francisco Castellanos, Camera, Camera Operators; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/zrkhlhUKnWk OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlyRqMa7wcyEkX7Jtii1F_XbglcaHmke/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfyFWLkBlIYhE1RadJZZtbnM

    28 min

  7. JUL 7

    Spiritual Practices and Climate Justice

    “Spiritual Practices and Climate Justice” Sunday, July 7, 10:50 am, 2024 “We can never return to innocence, but we can move forward with integrity.” - Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman The 20th-century spiritual leader, Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman, loved San Francisco. A mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pauli Murray, Thurman found in this city a special dynamism, a variety of people, and chance interactions that could be a gateway to transformation, individually and collectively, to resist racism, classism, and hardness of heart. In a time of climate crisis, what is love asking us to do? Spirituality and activism are not opposites—Thurman would often say they are complements. To sustain long-term work for change—whether challenging air pollution health risks, adapting to rising sea levels, cultivating food forests and community gardens, securing safe, affordable housing, or preparing renewable energies—requires vision, community, and time to “center down.” Let’s explore how personal spiritual practices may help inform our work for climate justice.  Rev. Daniel Lawlor, Guest Minister; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Galen Workman, Moderator, Board of Trustees; Jessie Nucho, flautist; Nancy Munn, songleader; Wm. García Ganz, pianist Eric Shackelford; Francisco Castellanos, Camera, Camera Operators; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://youtube.com/live/nme12s4RNaE OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_szxBCzMtLrVyzYH1NHn1LCwYHMbc9Hr/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfzdQZLD32H9D7isV5966BFJ

    31 min

  8. JUN 30

    Radical Rethinking of God: God is Queer

    “Radical Rethinking of God: God is Queer” Sunday, June 30, 10:50 am, 2024 On this Pride Weekend, we will dive into Queer Theology: What does it have to say about the nature of God and of the holy? Why is that important for all of us?  Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Laura Shennum, Minister of Congregational Life; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; Lambert Moss, singer; Andy Kessler, Songleader Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Thomas Brown, Jose Matias Pineda, Francisco Castellanos, Sextons; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/live/TRVTeLOikps OOS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_2NckXA5W7IETgv1HQGpxXOP2SH4aul/view?usp=sharing PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWIRF9PinfwTLSMLYbidl_me_id3loz-

    31 min
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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Sunday worship service. Home of liberal spirituality for over 150 years, the Society welcomes people of all racial and religious backgrounds. Our Congregation includes gay, straight, transgendered, and questioning people. More information is available at www.uusf.org.

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